Jessica and Lawrence in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY

Held on the grounds of the bride's parents' home, the June wedding featured a color scheme that would blend with the surrounding forests—chocolate brown, chartreuse and coral—and added details from the groom's Korean background.

Jessica wore an elegant silk duchess-satin gown accented with small jeweled brooches on the straps by Wearkstatt, while Lawrence wore a Ralph Lauren tuxedo. The bride carried a bouquet of gardenias, orchids and stephanotis by Hyde Park Floral and Gifts.

The traditional Christian mass took place at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cornwall, NY, the bride’s childhood church. In addition to a string trio and pianist, the bride’s godfather performed two vocal solos during the ceremony.

After the church ceremony, the couple and their families performed a Pyebaek to honor the groom’s Korean background. In the ceremony, the new bride and groom are welcomed into their respective families. Once the bride and groom have bowed before all family members and shared wine, berries and nuts (symbolizing wealth and fertility) are tossed at the bride, who tries to catch as many as she can in her shawl.

After giving a piggyback ride to his mother and mother-in-law, the groom gave one to his bride, symbolizing his acceptance of his obligations to both mother and wife. The costumes and headwear were custom-made in South Korea.

The bride’s mother and sister created this unique escort-card idea. After handcrafting the place cards, they attached them with grommets to tiny cocktail umbrellas with brightly colored ribbons. They were then laid in boxes of wheatgrass to resemble tiny umbrellas on a lawn.

The reception was held beneath a tent aglow with pink-and-orange Chinese lanterns on the bride’s parents’ wooded estate. Guests were served pan-seared duck breast with blood-orange glaze, panko-crusted grouper with nectarine salsa, and vegetable napoleon with goat cheese provided by Gourmet to Go.

The couple calls their first dance the “highlight of the reception”: They began dancing to a pre-recorded version of Celine Dion’s “Power of Love”—causing guests to raise an eyebrow about their taste—until midsong the band cut in and started playing the Bee Gee’s “Saturday Night Fever,” at which point the couple launched into a choreographed disco dance routine. “We really shocked everyone,” says the bride. Music by The Jon Bates Band.